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Palmer Raids "Red Scare"
Palmer Raids were a series of law enforcement raids directed towards leftist radicals and anarchists in 1920 -
Black Sox Scandal
Eight members in the Chicago White Sox are accused of intentionally losing games, specifically the 1919 World Series for money -
19th Amendment ratified
Women gained the right to vote through the nineteenth amendment after years of fighting for suffrage -
Immigration Quotas
A limit was put on the amount of immigrants able to come into our country. -
Tulsa Race Riot
A mob of white citizens attacked residents and businesses in the African American community resulting in the deaths of 176 people in Tulsa, Oklahoma -
Babe Ruth Homerun Record
Baseball legend Babe Ruth breaks the career home-run record -
Treaty of Berlin
A peace treaty between the US and Germany was signed in Berlin -
Lincoln Memorial is Built and Dedicated
The memorial was built to honor our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln. -
King Tut's Tomb is Found
King Tut's tomb is found by Howard Carter almost fully intact -
First Issue of Time Magazine Released
The first issue of Time Magazine is released by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden -
Louis Armstrong Records His First Song
Louis Armstrong made his first recordings with King Oliver -
First Round the World Flight
Two US army planes called the Chicago and New Orleans complete the first round the world trip in 175 days -
First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York, stretching from Broadway to Seventh Avenue -
First Inauguration on Radio
Calvin Coolidge was the first president of the United States to have his inauguration broadcasted on the radio -
The Great Gatsby Published
The famous novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published -
Scopes Monkey Trial
The Scopes Monkey Trial was an American legal case in which a substitute teacher, John T Scopes is brought to court for teaching human evolution in violation of Tennessee's Butler Act -
Death of Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was a well known Italian actor, a pop icon, and a sex symbol of the 1920's. He died prematurely at 31 years old -
Harry Houdini Dies
Famous actor and escape artist, Harry Houdini dies at the age of fifty two -
First Transatlantic Phone Call
The first transatlantic phone call occurs in a call from New York to London -
Great Mississippi Flood
Fifteen inches of rain fell in 18 hours causing the Mississippi River to break out of it's levee system at 145 locations -
Work on Mount Rushmore Begins
Construction of the mountain dedicated to US presidents begins -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic -
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in a cartoon short called "Steamboat Willie" -
Saint Valentines Day Massacre
Seven people in a rival gang of Al Capone's, Bug Moran's gang are shot and killed. Although it is very likely that Al Capone ordered this attack, he was never held accountable for it -
Wall Street Crash
The stock market crashed causing an economic depression also known as the "Great Depression"
